Post by @rc2014@oldbytes.space

@rc2014@oldbytes.space

2026-07-06 15:54 UTC

Behold! The Tower of Power! This #RC2014 Zed Mini has a 30gb spinning hard disk as well as compact flash storage and a 5 slot backplane holding a VGA serial terminal module, Why Em-Ulator sound card module and LCD display module.

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@rc2014@oldbytes.space 2026-07-06 15:59

The Arduino has "shields". The Raspberry Pi has "hats". Beaglebone has "Capes". TI Launchpad has "BoosterPacks". What do you think I should call the horizontal expansions in the RC2014 Mini form factor? They aren't "modules" like the modular RC2014. Plates? Stacks? Layers? Strata? Something else?

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@kelpana@mastodon.ie 2026-07-06 15:54

@rc2014@oldbytes.space Beautiful! 😍

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@retrofan64@oldbytes.space 2026-07-06 16:08

@rc2014@oldbytes.space CHONKs ComputingHistoryOpenNoodler Kard

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@SEGFAULT@oldbytes.space 2026-07-06 16:16

@rc2014@oldbytes.space what is the difference between them and modules?

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@ralight@fosstodon.org 2026-07-06 18:38

@rc2014@oldbytes.space grommet

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@Wintermute_BBS@oldbytes.space 2026-07-06 19:15

@rc2014@oldbytes.space but honestly, what version of CP/M can handle 32gb ?!

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@europlus@social.europlus.zone 2026-07-06 21:25

@rc2014@oldbytes.space I’m going to vote for “strata” for two very personal (and therefore bad for you) reasons: • Geology for the win! • Then you’ll be a strata manager like I am here in NSW and/or you’ll likely need a “strata manager” hardware and/or software component

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@arclight@oldbytes.space 2026-07-06 22:25

@rc2014@oldbytes.space Biscuits

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